Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons took advantage of the nice weather the northern Plains and and forest areas have experienced thus far this winter to snap these images of some local wildlife. According to Minnesota and North Dakota wildlife officials, the mild winter has been quite beneficial to most area species. Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.
Grand Forks Red River High School’s boys hockey team took a big step toward bringing the Gambucci Cup back to North Dakota on Tuesday night as the Roughriders edged East Grand Forks Senior High 4-3 in Purpur Arena in Grand Forks. After a win Saturday against Grand Forks Central, Red River (7-0) is now 2-0 in the cup race, while …
Cam Johnson shut out the Bulldogs again Saturday night in Duluth. The sophomore UND goaltender earned his third straight shutout as the Fighting Hawks completed a National Collegiate Hockey Conference sweep of the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a 3-0 victory before 6,975 fans. Johnson won his sixth straight start since returning from an injury as league-leading UND heads into the Christmas …
The University of North Dakota’s men’s hockey team hasn’t been outshot many times this season, but that’s where the Fighting Hawks found themselves Friday night in a National Collegiate Hockey Conference game against the University of Minnesota-Duluth. But that didn’t matter. UND goalie Cam Johnson stopped all 40 shots he faced as the Fighting Hawks shut out the Bulldogs 3-0 …
The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team held Western Illinois University to less than 75 points for the first time this season en route to a 78-67 victory Tuesday night in the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. UND, 3-5 on the season, was paced by junior Makailah Dyer, who led all scorers with 21 points. Senior Mia Lloyd added 13 points and 11 rebounds …
North Dakota State University took a big step toward another national championship with a 37-6 win over the University of Montana in the second round of the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs before 18,232 fans Saturday in the Fargodome. The Bison, 10-2, have won six consecutive games and advance to the FCS quarterfinals next weekend against Northern Iowa, which defeated …
Austin Poganski scored two goals — the first with less than one second left in the first period — and the “CBS” line of Drake Caggiula, Brock Boeser and Nick Schmaltz chipped in two more as the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team shut out Denver University 4-0 on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Caggiula and Boeser each scored …
The No. 4-ranked University of North Dakota men’s hockey team, behind its high-flying first line of Drake Caggiula, Nick Schmaltz and Brock Boeser, took it to ninth-rated Denver University on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, scoring a 5-1 win before a sellout crowd of 11,768. The “CBS” line combined for six points as the Fighting Hawks upped its National Collegiate Hockey …
Redshirt freshman Geno Crandall made University of North Dakota men’s basketball fans forget about this past weekend’s drubbing at the hands of Northern Iowa, scoring 11 of his team-high 17 points in the second half of a 78-58 win over Waldorf College of Iowa on Tuesday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The victory snapped a three-game Fighting Hawk losing streak and put …
On Sunday night, photographer Russ Hons took in the HollyDazzle Festival of Lights in downtown Grand Forks. Here are a few of his photos. The event, sponsored by Leighton Broadcasting and the Grand Forks Downtown Development Association, featured an array of events, including cookie and ornament decorating, horse-drawn wagon rides, singing and dancing presentations and a parade of about 30 floats. …
East Grand Forks Senior High opened its defense of the Minnesota Class A boys high school hockey title with a 5-1 Section 8 victory over Park Rapids on Tuesday night in the East Grand Forks Civic Center. Photographer Russ Hons captured the action. View more of his game photos at http://russellhonsphotography.shootproof.com/gallery/EGFHockey/
The No. 7 University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, hoping for a weekend sweep, dropped a 1-0 Western Collegiate Hockey Association decision to the University of Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Fighting Hawks dropped to 8-4-2 (6-4-2-1 WCHA) on the season, while Minnesota Duluth improved to 5-9-0 (3-7-0-0 WCHA) with the series split. The loss is …
Here are some photos of fans and players taken Friday night at the University of North Dakota’s women’s hockey game versus the University of Minnesota-Duluth in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
The University of North Dakota’s women’s hockey team, led by Amy Menke’s first career hat trick, defeated the University of Minnesota-Duluth 4-3 Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Playing for the first time as the Fighting Hawks, UND came from behind twice to win. Rear liner Shannon Kaiser scored the game-winner just 61 seconds after Menke recorded her hat trick. …
Here are some photos of lots of great fans and great players taken this weekend at the University of North Dakota’s football (versus Northern Colorado) and hockey (versus Miami of Ohio) games in Grand Forks.
The No.3-ranked University of North Dakota men’s hockey team took care of No. 17 Miami of Ohio in National Intercollegiate Hockey Association play Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND took a three-goal lead after the first period en route to a 6-2 victory, upping its record to 8-1-2 overall and 3-0 in NCHC play. Nick Schmaltz and Brock Boeser …
It was Senior Day on Saturday in the Alerus Center, and the University of North Dakota’s seniors went out in style with a 45-14 Big Sky Conference rout of Northern Colorado. It was the fifth-straight Senior Day win for UND (6-4, 4-3 BSC), which improved to 4-1 on its home field this season. Northern Colorado fell to 5-5 overall and 3-5 in the BSC. UND …
The University of North Dakota woman’s volleyball team, behind record-setting McKenzie Hart, defeated Big Sky Conference leader Idaho 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-22) on Thursday night in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. Hart, a senior from Langdon, N.D., set a UND digs record with her 24 against the Vandals. She is now at 1,759, passing Lindsay Vortherms. UND was led on offense by Courtney Place …
UND Bounced back from Friday’s loss to defeat Wisconsin 3-1 Saturday night at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.
UND was dealt their first loss of the season Friday night at home against Wisconsin, despite the early lead goal by Luke Johnson. The Badgers responded with three unanswered scores by Corbin McGuire, Luke Kunin and Jedd Soleway. Wisconsin goalie Matt Jurusik had 29 saves, North Dakota’s Matt Hrynkiw had 20.
Here are some Faces of the Game from photographer Russ Hons from Saturday’s Big Sky Conference football game vs. Montana State in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. UND won the game 44-38.
True freshmen running backs John Santiago (230 yards, three touchdowns) and Brady Oliveira (167 yards, one touchdown) combined for 397 rushing yards to lead the University of North Dakota to a 44-38 Big Sky Conference win over Montana State on Saturday in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. It was the sixth-straight 100-yard rushing game for Santiago, whose new season-total of …
Amy Menke and Meghan Dufault each scored two goals as the University of North Dakota women’s hockey teamed defeated previously unbeaten and No.1-ranked University of Minnesota 4-3 on Friday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The top line of Menke, Dufault and Becca Kohler finished the night with six points as UND upped its Western Collegiate Hockey Association record to 4-2-2-1 and 6-2-2 overall. Minnesota …
Here are some Faces of the Game from photographer Russ Hons from Thursday night’s UND women’s hockey game vs. the University of Minnesota in Ralph Engelstad Arena.
No. 1-ranked University of Minnesota women’s hockey team was too much for the University of North Dakota on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. The Gophers scored three unanswered goals in the first period to hand North Dakota a 5-1 loss before more than 4,000 fans. UND fell to 5-2-2 overall and 3-2-2-1 in Western Collegiate Hockey Association play. Undefeated …
Quarterback Derek Murph threw four touchdown passes to lead Grand Forks Red River to a 48-6 victory over crosstown rival Grand Forks Central in the Cushman Classic XIX on Saturday night at Cushman Field. Red River was led on the ground by Zach Kuntz, who rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Casey Schumacher tacked on 123 yards rushing. Central …
Here are some of the “Faces” from Saturday night’s UND men’s hockey game against Bemidji State in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won the game 5-2 behind Brock Boeser’s hat trick.
If you are a University of North Dakota women’s volleyball fan and attended Tuesday night’s match with North Dakota State University in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, you didn’t go home disappointed. A near-capacity crowd (2,232) saw UND hand the Bison a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19) loss to up its record to 4-2 against NDSU in the Division I era. With …
Here are some beautiful shots of Lake Tahoe from Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons, who recently won first place in the Wildlife Category in the 12th annual North Dakota Governor’s Photo Contest.
Here are a couple of shots from Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons of the crystal ball that hangs outside his home that reflect our magnificent fall colors on the trees.
Here are a few weekend shots from the Itasca State Park area in Minnesota from Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons. While peak colors haven’t quite arrived in some of the forested parts of the state, they are just around the corner.
It was only an exhibition game, but the University of North Dakota men’s hockey team showed it will be a force to be reckoned with in the 2015-16 season. UND easily handled the University of Manitoba 8-3 Saturday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena. Sophomore forward Johnny Simonson of Grand Forks led the way with a hat trick, but the highly …
The University of North Dakota men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams opened their 2015-16 season this weekend at the Hyslop pool, and it was a good one for both. The men defeated St. Cloud State, 218-159, while the women came out on top of both SCSU and Minnesota State Moorhead in a championship two-day meet format. North Dakota combined to …
The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team defeated Montana State on Saturday afternoon in Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, running its home winning streak to 11. UND lost the first game 25-27 before reeling off three straight wins (25-21, 25-22, 25-19). The home win streak is its longest since UND joined the Big Sky Conference. Freshman Courtney Place had 14 kills and added a career-best 15 …
The University of North Dakota women’s volleyball team ran its home winning streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory over the University of Montana in a Big Sky matchup Thursday in Betty Engelstad Arena. UND won 25-23, 25-18 and 25-20 to up its record to 13-6 (2-1 in conference). Montana fell to 4-11 and 0-3 overall. UND’s middles, Faith Dooley and Chelsea …
What happened in the sky Sunday night hadn’t occurred in 33 years. And it won’t be visible again for 18 years. What is it? It’s a total supermoon lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, and Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons captured it in these amazing shots. The supermoon total lunar eclipse is a confluence of three things: The moon is full and …
Here are some Faces from Game Day before, during and after the University of North Dakota’s 31-24 Big Sky Conference win over UC Davis on Saturday in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. UND was led by true freshman John Santiago, who ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and inside linebacker Will Ratelle, who had 15 tackles — 12 …
True freshman John Santiago ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and inside linebacker Will Ratelle had 15 tackles — 12 of them solo — to lead the University of North Dakota to a 31-24 Big Sky Conference football win over UC Davis Saturday in the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The victory gives UND a 1-0 conference record (3-1 overall). David …
Here are a couple of beautiful sunset pictures from Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons taken at Kings Walk Golf course earlier this week in Grand Forks.
Here are some Faces of the Game photos from Saturday’s 50th annual Potato Bowl game between UND and Drake by Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons. UND won the game 21-18 to go to 2-0 on the season. Next up for UND is North Dakota State next Saturday in Fargo.
The University of North Dakota football team had its way with Drake in the first half of Saturday’s 50th annual Potato Bowl game, running up a three-touchdown lead. But the Bulldogs held UND scoreless in the second half while scoring 18 unanswered points to take some of the sheen off the home team’s 21-18 victory. The disappointing three-point win comes on the …
Fireworks over Memorial Stadium on Thursday night — part of the 50th annual Potato Bowl celebration — lit up the sky on the University of North Dakota campus, as evidenced by these images seen through the discerning eye of Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons.
On this 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons snapped these images of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) in memory of those who perished. Russ says he hopes those who died were able to “see these beautiful lights from where they are now!”
Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons captured these outdoor images on a recent road trip in northwestern Minnesota.